diff --git a/sec_edgar_downloader/_Downloader.py b/sec_edgar_downloader/_Downloader.py
index d88e2e5..fee84b9 100644
--- a/sec_edgar_downloader/_Downloader.py
+++ b/sec_edgar_downloader/_Downloader.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import ClassVar, List, Optional
+from typing import ClassVar, List, Optional, Set
 
 from ._constants import DEFAULT_AFTER_DATE, DEFAULT_BEFORE_DATE
 from ._constants import SUPPORTED_FORMS as _SUPPORTED_FORMS
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def get(
         before: Optional[Date] = None,
         include_amends: bool = False,
         download_details: bool = False,
+        accession_numbers_to_skip: Optional[Set[str]] = None,
     ) -> int:
         """Download filings and save them to disk.
 
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ def get(
             Defaults to False.
         :param download_details: denotes whether to download human-readable and easily
             parseable filing detail documents (e.g. form 4 XML, 8-K HTML). Defaults to False.
+        :param accession_numbers_to_skip: Set of accession numbers to skip when downloading.
         :return: number of filings downloaded.
 
         Usage::
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@ def get(
                 download_details,
                 # Save ticker if passed in to form file system path for saving filings
                 ticker=ticker_or_cik if not is_cik(ticker_or_cik) else None,
+                accession_numbers_to_skip=accession_numbers_to_skip,
             ),
             self.user_agent,
         )
diff --git a/sec_edgar_downloader/_orchestrator.py b/sec_edgar_downloader/_orchestrator.py
index 223f827..ca9f532 100644
--- a/sec_edgar_downloader/_orchestrator.py
+++ b/sec_edgar_downloader/_orchestrator.py
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ def get_to_download(cik: str, acc_num: str, doc: str) -> ToDownload:
 def fetch_and_save_filings(download_metadata: DownloadMetadata, user_agent: str) -> int:
     successfully_downloaded = 0
     to_download = aggregate_filings_to_download(download_metadata, user_agent)
+    if download_metadata.accession_numbers_to_skip is not None:
+        to_download = [
+            td
+            for td in to_download
+            if td.accession_number not in download_metadata.accession_numbers_to_skip
+        ]
+
     for td in to_download:
         try:
             save_location = get_save_location(
diff --git a/sec_edgar_downloader/_types.py b/sec_edgar_downloader/_types.py
index 5dd6c4f..7345a3b 100644
--- a/sec_edgar_downloader/_types.py
+++ b/sec_edgar_downloader/_types.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Optional, Union
+from typing import Optional, Set, Union
 
 from ._constants import DEFAULT_AFTER_DATE, DEFAULT_BEFORE_DATE
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class DownloadMetadata:
     include_amends: bool = False
     download_details: bool = False
     ticker: Optional[str] = None
+    accession_numbers_to_skip: Optional[Set[str]] = None
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/tests/test_orchestrator.py b/tests/test_orchestrator.py
index 3e40a68..34ff520 100644
--- a/tests/test_orchestrator.py
+++ b/tests/test_orchestrator.py
@@ -313,6 +313,47 @@ def test_fetch_and_save_filings_given_paths_that_already_exist(
     assert mock_save_document.call_count == 0
 
 
+def test_fetch_and_save_filings_given_accession_numbers_to_skip(
+    user_agent, form_10k, apple_cik
+):
+    limit = 2
+    download_metadata = DownloadMetadata(
+        download_folder=Path("."),
+        form=form_10k,
+        cik=apple_cik,
+        limit=limit,
+        after=DEFAULT_AFTER_DATE,
+        before=DEFAULT_BEFORE_DATE,
+        include_amends=False,
+        download_details=False,
+        accession_numbers_to_skip={"acc_num_0"},
+    )
+
+    to_download_list = [
+        ToDownload(
+            raw_filing_uri=f"raw_{i}",
+            primary_doc_uri=f"pd_{i}",
+            accession_number=f"acc_num_{i}",
+            details_doc_suffix=".xml",
+        )
+        for i in range(limit)
+    ]
+
+    with patch(
+        "sec_edgar_downloader._orchestrator.aggregate_filings_to_download",
+        new=lambda x, y: to_download_list,
+    ), patch(
+        "sec_edgar_downloader._orchestrator.download_filing", autospec=True
+    ) as mock_download_filing, patch(
+        "sec_edgar_downloader._orchestrator.save_document", autospec=True
+    ) as mock_save_document:
+        num_downloaded = fetch_and_save_filings(download_metadata, user_agent)
+
+    assert num_downloaded == 1
+    assert mock_download_filing.call_count == 1
+    assert mock_save_document.call_count == 1
+
+
 def test_fetch_and_save_filings_given_exception(user_agent, form_10k, apple_cik):
     limit = 2
     download_metadata = DownloadMetadata(